Originally Posted by
pwalhx
Relations are indeed better between the mainland and Taiwan, however politically China still claims the island as part of the greater motherland. It would be sensitive for BA to operate to Taipei as it could be seen by Beijing as a political act...
It is, however, so difficult for us to understand why it is too sensitive for a UK carrier to serve there, when multiple US carriers, KLM, etc serve there, when there are 4 daily flights to Beijing and 8 to Shanghai from Taipei (plus many other mainland cities) by an equal balance of Taiwanese and mainland Chinese carriers, and when Cathay Pacific, owned 30% by mainland government-owned Chinese carrier Air China, mounts such a high density service between the two hubs.